Make your own mind up with these two but I wouldn't let the ref anywhere near a rugby field. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw60Sq-i0qg www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSHUwGwYpQ8

Make your own mind up with these two but I wouldn't let the ref anywhere near a rugby field. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw60Sq-i0qg www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSHUwGwYpQ8

the first link is a real nasty hit ! from a winger too



the second hit aint no were near as malicious ........who was the ref?



in the refs defence the number 16 may have blocked his view, were was the linesman?

Hes a Golborne lad called Scott Mikalauskas, reffed east u18 early in season and didnt do to bad.Watched him ref Wigan u16 v Whitehaven and he was awful.

was he biased towards wigan because i happen to know he is a wigan fan

No if anything the other way

both hits deserved to be penalised, 1st one with a red card. 2nd one just a penalty.

oh well thems the breaks

The point is that the 2nd video shows the last minute of the game with the scores at 24-25 to stanningley. They then concede a penalty for not binding at the scrum (which is ridiculously harsh as he never warned him that he wasn't binding properly).



Not binding properly in the scrum is a DIFFERENTIAL penalty and so west cumbria should NOT be able to kick for goal. The referee clearly didn't know the rules and allowed them to take it in the last second of the game. In a final this must have been heart breaking for the lads who have basically been robbed by an incompetant referee.

How do you know he hadn't warned them beforehand?



On the video I didn't see him give the signal for a differential penalty.

Are all infringements from a scrum not differential penalties

No, some are full penalties which you can kick for goal from.

Thats the point

Why whould he signal for one when he didn't GIVE a differential penalty!! He should have because not binding at the scrum should result in a differential penalty.

The referee dropped an almighty clanger which altered the result of the game, he even had the arrogance to ignore the advice of the fourth official, he hadn't got the bottle to admit his mistake when he knew that he was totally responsible for the result of the game. That, on top of his handling of the elbow tackle shows he is not fit for purpose and should be sacked before he does any more damage to the game.



Clarification:-



[i1. In respect of misconduct at the scrum other than foul play or

the use of offensive or obscene language a Referee shall

award a differential penalty which differs only from a penalty

kick in that a goal cannot be scored from it. The differential

penalty applies to all players, even those outside the scrum,

who should be penalised where they offend. A full penalty is

awarded for an offence which occurs before the scrum is

properly formed.[/i